Pvt Robert Jehu Emerson

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Pvt Robert Jehu Emerson

Birth
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Death
6 Jan 1902 (aged 66)
Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Parents: John M. Emerson (1792-1886) and Arenath Hunt Stuart (1813-1907)
- (Find A Grave Memorials #83489155 and #83489226 at Croom Cemetery, Medon, TN)

Grandparents: James Emerson (1759-1860) and Sarah McPherson Evans (1765-1855) relocated to Madison County, TN
- (Find A Grave Memorials # 83487792 and # 83488912 in TN)

Great Grandparents: James "The Regulator" Emerson (1735-1786) and Margaret (unknown). See Find A Grave Memorial # 36878255.

Spouse: Cornelia Hudson Emerson (1835-1873) of Wake County, NC.
They married on August 19, 1857 in Orange County, NC.
See her memorial linked below.

Children:
Robert Jehu Emerson Jr.
Isaac Edward Emerson (1858-1931)
John Watson Emerson Sr (1861-1948)
Anna Clark Emerson (Pope) (1865-1942)) 
Laura White Emerson (Duke) (1867-1946) 
Cornelia Lewis Emerson (Murray) (1870-1921)

Robert J. Emerson enlisted in Company D (Highland Rangers), 41st Regiment North Carolina Troops (3rd Regiment North Carolina Cavalry) in Harnett County at the age of 26 on March 5, 1862, for the war. Present or accounted for through October 1864.
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The children's Find A Grave Memorials are linked below.

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Parents: John M. Emerson (1792-1886) and Arenath Hunt Stuart (1813-1907)
- (Find A Grave Memorials #83489155 and #83489226 at Croom Cemetery, Medon, TN)

Grandparents: James Emerson (1759-1860) and Sarah McPherson Evans (1765-1855) relocated to Madison County, TN
- (Find A Grave Memorials # 83487792 and # 83488912 in TN)

Great Grandparents: James "The Regulator" Emerson (1735-1786) and Margaret (unknown). See Find A Grave Memorial # 36878255.

Spouse: Cornelia Hudson Emerson (1835-1873) of Wake County, NC.
They married on August 19, 1857 in Orange County, NC.
See her memorial linked below.

Children:
Robert Jehu Emerson Jr.
Isaac Edward Emerson (1858-1931)
John Watson Emerson Sr (1861-1948)
Anna Clark Emerson (Pope) (1865-1942)) 
Laura White Emerson (Duke) (1867-1946) 
Cornelia Lewis Emerson (Murray) (1870-1921)

Robert J. Emerson enlisted in Company D (Highland Rangers), 41st Regiment North Carolina Troops (3rd Regiment North Carolina Cavalry) in Harnett County at the age of 26 on March 5, 1862, for the war. Present or accounted for through October 1864.
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The children's Find A Grave Memorials are linked below.

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Gravesite Details

Emerson graves are located in Emerson family fenced section on the west side of Old Carrboro Cemetery, Carrboro NC. Only one access road, Old Cemetery Rd, remains off W. Main Street as bikepaths border the cemetery today.